15th June 2004 Bambini Senza Sbarre of Milan is inaugurating the Stanza Verde, an initiative for children with imprisoned parents spearheaded by the association as part of a more comprehensive parenting initiative for detainees run by Relais Genitori Figli (composed of Caritas; national public health services Asl; and Enaip, a private training foundation). The Stanza … Read More
Year: 2004
CNCDH backs a study on prisoners’ rights
15th June 2004 France’s Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l’Homme (CNCDH), a human rights advisory body and watchdog group, is backing a study on prisoners’ rights, approved March 11, 2004. The study aims to end the legal and judicial void surrounding prisoners and penal establishments while highlighting the basic rights currently in effect at … Read More
Father’s Day event
15th June 2004 In a first, the Relais Enfants Parents-Ile de France (REP-IDF) organized a special Father’s Day event on June 23 at Fleury-Mérogis remand prison, in collaboration with ASSODAS (Association for the Support and Development of Socio-Cultural Action at Fleury-Mérogis). Some fifteen fathers and twenty-two children aged from 3 to 11 spent two and … Read More
New aspect to Child-Centered Visits
15th May 2004 The maximum-security prison of HMP Maghaberry in Northern Ireland has introduced a new aspect into their Child-Centered Visits. In keeping with the regular three-hour visits (mother, father, children), special child-centered visits with imprisoned fathers and their children take place during lunch hour once a month; during the lunch period, mothers/partners go to … Read More
World’s Children’s Honorary Award
15th April 2004 Liz Gaynes and her daughter Emani Davis from the United States , who have worked on behalf of prisoners’ children for some 20 years, shared the World’s Children’s Honorary Award with Paul and Mercy Baskar from India , who are fighting against child labor. The prizewinners were announced on April 13 and … Read More
Looking for initiatives across Europe
28th February 2004 Solrosen, a Goteborg-based association acting on behalf of children with imprisoned parents, is looking for initiatives across Europe that work with groups of prisoners’ children for a conference that it is organizing in the near future.
Parent in Prison Seminar and Workshop
25th February 2004 Governor Austin Treacy, director of inmate services and activities at Maghaberry in tandem with the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), NIACRO and Prison Link, organized a two-day Parent in Prison Seminar and Workshop at Maghaberry and Macgilligan prisons on February 23-24. Day One at Maghaberry, a high security prison outside Belfast , … Read More
Council of Europe invites Eurochips to submit recommendations
15th February 2004 The Council of Europe has invited Eurochips to submit recommendations on children maintaining family ties with imprisoned parents for the European Prison Rules (EPR, 1987), which are currently undergoing revision. The European Prison Rules, in effect a series of penal guidelines, are a tool for ensuring respect for human rights in detention … Read More
Action for Prisoners’ Families launches informative booklets
1st January 2004 Action for Prisoners’ Families has launched a series of informative booklets, The Outsiders, published for the partners and families of prisoners. The booklets focus on such issues as living with separation, telling the children and preparing for release, and provide practical information on how to cope when a relative or friend is … Read More